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NECROLOGY. 



TOBIAS WATKINS, M.D. 
THOMAS BEALE DORSEY, 
SAMUEL RIDOUT, M. D. 



MEMOIRS OF DECEASED ALUMNI. 



Our earlier Alumni are fast passing away. Year by year 
they depart, and soon the place that once knew them shall 
know them no more forever. Nor are our younger brethren 
exempt from the universal law. Their ranks also, from time 
to time, are being relatively thinned by the same impartial 
summons. The record of the past year furnishes an illus- 
tration of this equal lot. Of the former class, death hath 
stricken from our catalogue two names, in those of Dr. 
Tobias Watkins and Judge Thomas Be ale Dorse y 5 and 
of the latter, one, in that of Dr. Samuel Ridout. I ask 
your attention to brief notices of each of them in turn : 
Dr. Tobias Watkins.* 

Dr. Tobias Watkins died at his residence in the city of 
Washington, on the 14th day of November, 1855. His life 
was an eventful one, and presents many points of pecuhar 
interest. Dr. Watkins came of an old and respectable Ma- 
ryland family, whose branches extend throughout the State. 
He was born in Anne Arundel county, December 12th, 1780; 
the only child of Thomas Watkins, and was yet a boy when 
his father died. 

Entered at an early age at St. John's college, he completed 
his education within its walls, and graduated with the class of 

* The present memoir is an expansion of a briefer one, prepared by the 
writer, and published during the past winter in the National Intelligencer 
and other papers. 



4 . MEMOIRS OF DECEASED ALUMNI 

1798. His professional studies were pursued under the direc- 
tion of Dr. Daniel, of Maryland, and he took his diploma 
from the Medical College at Philadelphia in the spring of 
1802. In the month of May of the same year he married 
the eldest daughter of George Simpson, Esq., of Philadelphia, 
cashier of the Bank of the United States; and shortly after 
commenced practice at Havre de Grace, Maiyland. In a few 
years, however, he removed to Baltimore, and received the 
appointment of physician to the Marine Hospital. He was in 
active service during the war with England, having been, in 
May 1813, appointed surgeon in the 38th regiment of infantry, 
commanded by Col. Peter Little. His connexion with the 
army continued after its reduction in 1815, and, in April 1818, 
he was promoted to the post of Assistant Surgeon General, 
which he held until June 1821, when, on a further reduction 
of the araiy, he was disbanded. 

He was not present at the attack on Baltimore, having 
been sometime before ordered to Norfolk, to devise measures 
for arresting a malignant disease, which was raging with ter- 
rible violence among the troops at that post. In a short time 
after taking charge of the hospitals there, he had the satisfac- 
tion to find, that the means which he adopted were effectual, 
materially to lessen, if they did not wholly arrest, the mortality. 
While there he became a special favorite with the Officer 
in Command, General Moses Porter, whom a distinguished 
naval commander of the enemy characterized as '' every inch 
a soldier," and who admitted him to the most confidential 
relations. The extent of this confidence was evinced in a 
mission of pecuhar delicacy which was entrusted to him. A 
party of militia, through ignorance or mistake, fired upon 
what proved to be a flag of truce, and the circumstance was 
reported to the commander as a gallant repulse of the enemy. 
Suspecting, but not certain as to its real character, and an- 
noyed, as every soldier must be at such an occurrence, he 
immediately determined to send a flag to the enemy to ascer- 
tain whether his suspicions were correct, and if so, to make 
a suitable apology for the blunder. Dr. Watkins was 
selected for this difficult office, with full discretion to act, and 
embarked in a tender of the Frigate Constellation, then lying 



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in tlie harbor, for that purpose. His reception left him in little 
doubt as to the true state of the case, being in his turn fired 
upon as soon as he came within range of the enemy's guns. 
He immediately let go his anchor, and lay to all night under 
the guns of the huge 74. By the bold confidence thus 
evinced, and by his adroit management in the morning, he at 
length succeeded in getting on board of the British command- 
er's ship, — where, after a satisfactory explanation of the affair, 
he w^as treated with special courtesy and hospitality. 

In 1821, upon his separation from the army, he was 
appointed by President Munroe, Secretary to the Board of 
Commissioners under the Florida Treaty, and removed to the 
city of Washington to enter upon its duties, for the perform- 
ance of which he was eminently qualified. That he faithfully 
and satisfactorily discharged them was evinced by his receiving, 
upon their termination, in the year 1824, from the same chief 
magistrate, a still more signal mark of his confidence in his 
appointment to the important post of Fourth Auditor of the 
Treasury — an oflfice which he held, in the enjoyment of the 
most confidential relations with the President, during the entire 
administration of Mr. Adams, and from which he was removed, 
with the change of administration, in March 1829. 

Of the circumstances attending that event, it is not within 
the design of the present notice to speak. It was the happy 
fortune of Dr. Watkins to outlive the political animosities of 
that day, and the aspersions to which they had given birth. 
His life, previous and subsequent to that period, has fully 
vindicated that high and instinctive sense of honor which 
was one of the leading traits of his character. 

He subsequently opened a school in Georgetown, which he 
taught for a short time, and then commenced the apothecary 
business in Washington, which he continued, in connection 
with the practice of his profession, till 1842. About the year 
1845, when the Public School system w^as established in that 
city, he was elected the Principal of one of the District Schools, 
which situation he held till 18.50, when he received a place'in 
the Census office, — which he retained till the force in that 
ofiSce was reduced, soon after the beginning of the present 
administration. Since then, up to the period of his last illness, 



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he was constantly employed in literary labor upon various 
works of taste or public utility. 

Of his literary labors we come now to speak. These were 
commenced at an early age^ and continued through life, either 
as a stated occupation or as a relaxation from other and more 
arduous duties. Few men of his day encountered more severe 
or prolonged mental toilj few held a more prohfic pen, or one 
employed upon a greater variety of subjects. As early as 
1809 he edited a professional journal, called " The Baltimore 
Medical &{• Physical Recorder, ^^ to which he contributed 
largely. In the year 1816, in conjunction with his brother- 
in-law^ the late Stephen Simpson, of Philadelphia, he com- 
menced the publication at Baltimore of a monthly journal, in 
octavo form, under the title of '•'■ The Portico, a Repository of 
Science ^' Literature,'''' — ^which was conducted with such 
ability as to procure for it a reputation equal to that of any 
similar periodical of the day. 

About the same time he assisted in forming a literary society 
called " The Delphian Club,'^ of which he became the Presi- 
dentj the late Dr. John Didier Readel, whose life he has 
sketched in an elegant memoir, being the Secretary. ^^Its 
number was limited to nine, to correspond with that of the 
Muses, and the character of its members was no less various, — 
embracing law, physic and divinity; music, poetry and paint- 
ing; history, philosophy, and criticism." Most of its original 
members have since acquired fame in some department of 
literature or science.* At its weekly meetings stated essays 
or other voluntary contributions in prose or poetry were read, 
many of which were afterwards published in '^ The Portico f"* 
and the flow of wit and genial humor, it is said, would have 
done no discredit to the coteries of Curran or Garrick. It was 

* Among those members, were, Gen'l Wm. H. Winder, Dr. McCclloh, 
Paul Allen, the editor of the Morning Chronicle, Wm, Gwtnn, the well 
known editor of the Baltimore Gazette, — a man of great benevolence and 
infinite humour, — at whose house in Bank Lane, known as " The Tripod," 
the club were wont to meet — the Rev'd John Pierpoint, author of Mrs 
of Palestine, and other poems — and John Neale, the Editor, Orator, Poet, 
and Novelist, the man of versatile genius and voluminous authorship. 

Of these, only the last two survive, one resident in Maine and the other 
in Massachusetts. 



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in congenial association like this, that our friend fostered and 
cultivated that taste for literature which distinguished him 
through hfe, and imparted such pecuhar grace and charm to 
his conversation. 

In the year 1821, he delivered at the Baltimore College a 
course of lectures on modern literature, illustrating in the 
comprehensive range of its subjects, including beUes-lettres, 
rhetoric and eloquence, the varied extent of his reading. His 
melodious elocution and grace of manner made his delivery 
uncommonly attractive, and he was noted as one of the most 
elegant and accompUshed readers of his day. Of the addresses 
which upon various occasions he was called upon to make, I 
have a printed copy of an Anniversary discourse before the 
Columbian Institute of Washington, in January 1826 5 which 
is characterized by his accustomed elegance of style and fer- 
tih'ty of illustration. This society, of which he was one of 
the founders, was upon the plan, and may be considered as 
the parent, of the present National Institute, of which he was 
also a member. 

While connected with the public schools at Washington, 
he read a series of lectures on Education, which were well 
attended, and highly appreciated. At a later period, while 
Superintendent of a Sunday School, he deUvered a shnilar 
course, before teachers, on Sunday School instruction. Both 
of these contained valuable practical suggestions for giving 
greater efficiency to the important work of the teacher, in 
developing and improving the mental and moral faculties of 
the young; a subject in which he always manifested a deep 
and mtelligent interest. In the latter capacity he also read a 
series of essays, in the form of a Commentary upon the Lord's 
Prayer, which evinced, not only an intimate acquaintance 
with the sacred writings, but an extent and variety of theo- 
logical reading not common in a layman. 

At one time, and for several years, he edited a pohtical 
paper in Washington with signal abiUty. Decided in his own 
opinions, he was yet tolerant to those of others, and his edi- 
torial course was marked by uniform courtesy and moderation. 
In short, his pen was never idle, being constantly employed 
in contributions to the public press, or the literary periodicals 



8 MEMOIRS OF DECEASED ALUMNI 

of the day, in articles as varied as his acquirements, especially 
in the department of criticism, for which his refined and dis- 
criminating taste and comprehensive powers of generalization 
and analysis peculiarly fitted him. All these, with his char- 
acteristic modesty, he published anonymously. Had they 
been printed under his own name, they would have made it 
conspicuously and favorably known among the writers of the 
day. Besides all these he left behind him, in manuscript, 
valuable papers on various subjects which never appeared in 
print. A collection from liis writings would form an attractive 
volume, and is due to his literary reputation. It is to be 
hoped that some competent hand may undertake the task. 

At the time of his death he was engaged in preparing for 
the press a history of the British invasion of the District and 
capture of the city of Washington, with a narrative of the 
events which preceded and followed that disastrous occurrence, 
in connexion with an officer of the army of that period, and 
from notes taken and collected by him. This work will be 
an interesting and valuable addition to oui* national history, 
and will throw new hght upon the causes of the failure of the 
American arms upon that memorable occasion, and show 
where the responsibility of the disaster should properly rest. 

But it was not the capacity which our departed friend 
evinced in the discharge of the various public trusts which he 
held, nor yet his ability and elegance as a writer, that his 
friends delight to dwell upon, so much as those admirable 
personal quahties which excited at once their confidence and 
admiration, and made him the charm and ornament of the 
social circle. In his domestic relations these secured for him 
the most constant and devoted affection; and also inspired in 
the hearts of many friends an ardent personal esteem, which 
no vicissitudes of fortune could ever shake, and 'which will 
keep his memory '^ green in their souls" with many tender 
recollections. 

There is yet another element to be mentioned, without 
which no character can be considered complete, and which 
formed the crowning beauty of his. The various trials that 
he was called to endure were sanctified to him in the formation 
of a deep, earnest and consistent piety. With him the vital 



OF ST. John's college. 9 

truths of Christianity were a practical reality, receiving the 
homage of his vigorous intellect, embraced in his inmost heart, 
and illustrated in all the latter days of his life. For many 
years in the communion of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 
he yielded to her doctrines and tenets an intelligent and 
unwavering faith. Nor was it merely the assent of his \m- 
derstanding. Besides other official duties appertaining to a 
layman, he was actively engaged, successively, in two congre- 
gations of the church, in the useful and honorable position of 
Superintendent of the Sunday Schools; — the duties of which 
he was not satisfied to make a mere customary routine. 

In the faithful observance of the ordinances of the church; 
and the conscientious discharge of every religious duty, he 
found a compensative solace amidst the trials and vicissitudes 
of his mortal life, and that peace and serenity in its close 
which only they can bestow. And thus at last, at the ripe 
age of seventy-five years, was our lamented friend ''gathered 
to his fathers," as we firmly trust and believe, "having the 
testimony of a good conscience," and ''the comfort of a rea- 
sonable, rehgious and holy hope, in favor with God, and in 
perfect charity with the world." 

Judge Thomas Beale Dorsey. 

We come now to speak of Judge Thomas Beale Dorsey, 
who graduated in the succeeding class of 1799. 

There are no names better known in Maryland than two of 
those which compose his own, Beale and Dorsey, both of 
which were prominently and favorably identified with the 
early histoiy of the State. 

His father, John Worthington Dorsey, of Elkridge, Anne 
Arundel county, was a volunteer in the Revolutionary Army, 
in which he rose to the rank of captain. He belonged to that 
veteran corps, the famous " Old Maryland Z/zne," the term of 
whose enlistment was generally "for the war;" and he served 
for nearly the entire period, participating in the battles of Long 
Island, White Plains, Brandywine and Monmouth, and it is 
believed in others also. To have taken an active part in that 
memorable struggle is the highest, and the only patent of 
nobility, which the American gentleman may claim. 



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It was during the war^ viz., in June 1778, that he marriecl 
Comfort, daughter of Samuel Worthington, of Baltimore 
county; and of these parents, the subject of our sketch was 
born, the second child, October 17th, 1780, or^ Elkridge. 
The rudiments of his education were received at Newark, 
Delaware, whence, at an early age, he emtered St. John's 
College, and graduated, as we have said, with the class of 
1799, of which he was almost the last survivor. 

The tradition is that his standing at college did not excite 
any high expectations of a distinguished career. Not deemed 
by his associates to possess much talent, he was yet noted for 
his steady , plodding, persevering industry. His life, therefore, 
adds another to the many examples, which prove that, while 
precocious minds do not always fulfil the promise of their youth, 
the intellect slowest in development is often the strongest and 
most vigorous in action. It is an illustration, also, of the 
reward which scarce ever fails to attend systematic persever- 
ance and patient toil. After leaving college, he entered the 
office of Judge Walter Dorsey, in Baltimore, as a student of 
law, and was admitted to the bar in 1803. He at ©nee com- 
menced practice in Baltimore, where he remained till 1811, 
when the state of his health compelled him to suspend active 
professional duties and to retire to his farm upon Elkridge. 
The same habits of industry and systematic labor which dis- 
tinguished him as a student, were carried by him into his 
early professional life. The degree of success to which he 
had attained, and the high estimation in which he was held, 
during this period, are evinced by the fact, that in 1807 he 
was elected, with Robert Steuart, to represent the city of Bal- 
timore in the House of Delegates; — and that in 1809 he was 
chosen a member of the State Senate, where he served for 
two years. His professional standing was still further shown 
by his being appointed in 1809, the District Attorney of the 
United States for the State of Mai-yland. 

He resumed practice after his removal to Anne Arundel 
county, and attended the courts of that circuit. He was also 
again sent to the Legislature, representing his native county in 
the House of Delegates during the sessions of 1813 and 1814. 
In the Legislature such a man was, of course, an useful 



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member, — bestowing faithful attention to tlie details of busi- 
ness in the committees and the house, and also distinguished 
by his readiness and ability in debate. He took a prominent 
part in the discussion of the more important measures of the 
time; and in the session of 1813 he gained special credit by 
his course in the investigation of the celebrated Alleghany 
Contested Election Oase; in which he was the principal 
champion of the Democratic, as John Hanson Thomas was, 
of the Federal, party. In the bitterness of their disappoint- 
ment at the result, some leaders of the Democratic party pro- 
posed extreme measures of a disorganizing character; but the 
more conservative counsels of Judge Dorsey eventually pre- 
vailed, and controlled their action to a wiser moderation. 

He was always decided in his political opinions, and frank 
in the avowal of them, and often took an active part in the 
canvass; serving as one of the Electoral Candidates for De Witt 
Chnton in the Presidential contest of 1812. He subsequently 
took the hustings in the same capacity for John Quincy 
Adams, in his fii-st contest for that otfice, but resigned it to 
accept a seat upon the bench. 

Whatever ambition he may have had for political honors, 
his devotion to the law was paramount; and his professional 
career was active and laborious, and continued almost to the 
close of his life. In February 1822, he was a[)pointed Attor- 
ney General of Maryland; and one of his first ot!icial acts was 
to take a prominent part in tlie trial of the Bank cases, noted 
for the interest which they excited, and the importance of the 
principles involved. On the 2Tlh July 1S24, he was elevated 
to the bench, receiving the appointment of Chief Judge of the 
Third Judicial District, which position gave him also a seat 
upon the Bench of the Court of Appeals. Upon the death of 
Judge Archer, Judge Dorsey was commissioned to succeed 
him as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, on the 3rd July 
1848, and held this highest point of professional eminence 
until the reorganization of the judicial system of the State by 
the adoption of the new constitution in 1851. 

Of the convention which met to remodel that instrument, 
Judge Dorsey was a prominent member, and was distinguished 
therein, not only by his wise, conservative views, but by the 



12 MEMOIRS OF DECEASED ALUMNI 

ability with which he maintained them; participating in the 
discussion of most of the leading topics, especially upon the 
elective franchise, the test oath, and the tenure of the judicial 
office. 

From the period of his leaving the bench to the time of his 
death, he devoted himself to the congenial pursuits of agricul- 
ture. His health, which in his early life was delicate, — and, 
notwithstanding his appearance and the activity and regularity 
of his habits, was never very robust, — became impaired, and 
sinking by gradual decay, brought him to the close of a long 
and useful hfe of seventy-five years, on the 26th December 1855. 

Judge Dorsey married, January 28th, 1808, Milcah Good- 
win, daughter of William Goodwin, a prominent merchant of 
Baltimore, by whom he had a family of nine children, six of 
whom survive him, — and of these, two are well known law- 
yers of our State, and esteemed members of our fraternity. 

To speak adequately of Judge Dorsey's personal and 
professional life, would require a chronicler more familiar with 
both, and more competent than I can pretend to be. 

His brethren at the bar can bear testimony to the fidelity 
and research which characterized the performance of his duties 
as a lawyer; the systematic preparation, the zeal and earnest- 
ness, which he brought to the trial of his cases: — and the 
records of our highest courts, through a long series of years, 
illustrate the learning and ability, the logical acumen, and 
soundness of judgment, which signalized his judicial career. 

In the circuit courts, his prompt decisions, and his capacity 
and vigour in the despatch of business, will long be remem- 
bered. Cases were not allowed to slumber and grow musty, 
nor could suitors often complain of "the law's delay," where 
he sat as judge. The case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, would 
have had but little chance to survive all the parties to it, and 
to fee two generations of lawyers, had it been upon the docket 
of one of his courts. Decision and promptitude were leading 
traits of his character, and they are those which are most 
potential in commanding success. His life may be considered 
an eminently successful one. He attained a high position 
among his fellow men, — he won and maintained their respect 
and confidence, — he enjoyed the esteem and affection of his 



OF ST. John's college. 13 

family and a large circle of friends. What more of happiness 
can fall to the lot of any man? 

To a life of irreproachable moral excellence, he added a 
sincere and earnest reverence for the great (ruths of religion: — 
he was a prominent member, and for many years a vestryman, 
of the congregation to which he belonged, and took an active 
interest in its prosperity. As years gathered over him his 
religious convictions became deeper, and he met the final 
sunnnons with the firmness of a Christian, and died in the 
communion of the church. 

Dr. Samuel Ridout. 

We turn now to a brief notice of one av ho did not, like the 
other tw^o, attain to a ripe old age, but Avas cut oflf in the 
flower of his days. His future seemed full of hope and 
promise, and the domestic and social ties that bound him to 
the world were of the most endearing character. But disease 
laid its hand u}X)n him, and he whose ofiftce it was to heal the 
maladies of others, was himself stricken by the destroyer. He 
received the visitation as a mandate from Heaven, and bowed 
in submission to the Divine decree. 

Dr. Samuel Ridout, the son of Dr. John Ridout, was 
born in the city of Annapolis, September 15th, 1824. He 
received his early education at home, whence he entered the 
Grammar School of St. John's, and having completed the 
usual college course, was graduated in February 1842. Per- 
haps from a sort of hereditary bias, he follow^ed the bent which 
seems to have led so many of his name in the choice of a pro- 
fession, and became a student of medicine. He prosecuted 
his studies with ardour and industry, attended three courses of 
lectures at the Medical School of the University of Maryland, 
and took his diploma in 1846. He soon after commenced 
practice in connection with his father, and gave promise of 
attaining a high rank in his profession. His natural gentleness 
and amiability of manner made him a welcome visitant by the 
bed of sickness, while his judgment and skill in the use of 
remedies begat confidence in his professional advice. 

But this career of usefulness was soon interrupted. The 
seeds of that insidious disease, consumption, manifested them- 



14 MEMOIRS OF DECEASED ALUMNI 

selves in a frame not naturally strong, and baffling all human 
skill, gradually destroyed his life. His bitter trial was length- 
ened out through several years of painful suffering; but the 
afflictions of the body produced a chastening and sanctifying 
influence upon the spirit, and enabled him to commit himself 
unreservedly to the will of his Heavenly Father. In the 
realizing sense of his Saviour's presence, his last whispered 
accents were, " / am not afraid to die ! ' ' And thus peacefully 
did he enter into rest, June 11th, 1856. 

In his character "the gentler elements" were blended in 
beautiful harmony; — his life was one of unusual purity, — and 
for at least six years before his death, his religious convictions 
led him to an open confession of his faith before men, — in 
the Presbyterian Communion, to which his family belonged. 
Pr. Ridout married, in October 1850, Anne, daughter of 
Mr. Jacob Winchester, and left a widow and three children. 



REGISTER 



OF 



ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 



MDCCOL VI. 



Visitors and Governors chosen by the 
original Subscribers in 1784. 

Right Rev. Thos. J. Clagett, D. D., 

Rev. William West, D. D., 

Nicholas Carroll, 

John H. Stone, 

William Beanes, 

Richard Ridgely, 

Samuel Chase, 

John Thomas, 

Thomas Stone, 

Alexander C. Hanson, LL. D., 

Thomas Jennings. 

Visitors and Governors elected by the 
Board. 

Gustavus Brown, M. D., 1789, 

John Allen Thomas, do., 

Charles Carroll of Carrolton, do., 

Jeremiah Townley Cliase, do., 

Charles Wallace, do., 

James Brice, do., 

Richard Sprigg, do., 

Edward Gantt, do., 

Clement Hill, do.. 

Right Rev. John Carroll, D. D., do. 

Thomas Harwood, 1790, 

Upton Scott, M. D., do., 

John Davidson, do., 

William Cooke, do., 

Benjamin Ogle, do, 

James Murray, M. D., 1792, 

Gabriel Duvall, do. 

William Pinkney, 1794, 

Philip Barton Key, do., 

John Ridout, 1795. 

Samuel Ridout, 1796. 

Horace Ridout, 1797. 

Arthur Shaaf, do., 

John Johnson, do. 

John Callahan, 1799. 

Allen B. Duckett, 1802, 

Thomas Buchanan, do., 

John T. Shaaf, M. D., do., 

James Mackubin, do. 

John Kilty, 1803. 

Richard Harwood of Thos., 1804, 

Lewis Neth, do., 

Reverdy Ghiselin, M. D., do. 

John M'Dowell, LL. D., 1806. 

John Muir, 1807, 

Alexander C. Magruder, do. 

Jonathan Pinkney, 1810, 

James Boyle, do., 



Robert Denny, 1810, 

Nicholas Brewer, do. 

James Shaw, 1812, 

John Stephen, do. 

John Ridgely, M. D., 1813, 

George Mackubin, do., 

Lewis Neth, Jr., do., 

Henry M. Murray, do. 

Henry Maynadier, 1816, 

Henry H. Chapman, do. 

Addison Ridout, 1817. 

William E. Pinkney, M. D., 1820, 

Sam\iel Sprigg, do., 

William H. Marriott, do., 

George Shaw, do., 

Thomas H. Carroll, do., 

John N. Watkins, do., 

Thomas Franklin, do., 

William Kilty, do. 

Ramsay Waters, 1821, 

Dennis Claude, M. D., do., 

Jeremiah Hughes, do., 

John Johnson, do., 

Nicholas Brewer, do. 

Gideon White, 1822, 

Thomas Beale Dorsey, do. 

Reverdy Johnson, 1824, 

Thomas S. Alexander, do., 

Thomas H. Hall, do., 

Theodoric Bland, LL. D., do. 

Alexander Randall, 1825. 

George Wells, 1826. 

Joseph Kent, 1827. 

Joseph H. Nicholson, 1829. 

Daniel Martin, 1831. 

James Thomas, 1833, 

Robert W. Bowie, do. 

Joseph E. Muse, M. D., 1837. 

Isaac Nevett Steele, 1839. 

John Ridout, M. D., 1840. 

Richard W. Gill, 1842. 

Brice T. B. Worthington, 1846- 

Thomas G. Pratt, 1848, 

Francis H. Stockett, do. 

John Thomas, 1852. 

Thomas Karney, do., 

James Mackubin, do., 

James Murray, 1855, 

Anthony Kennedy, do., 

William Price, do., 

Williairi McDaniel, do., 

Daniel M. Henry, do., 

Edward Hammond, do., 

William Williams, do., 

John R. Franklin, do. 



REGISTER OF ST. JOHN's COLLEGE. 



Treasurers. 

Benjamin Harwood, 1784. 
George Mackubin, 1826. 
James Mackubin, 1852. 

Secretmes, 

Ephraim Ramsay, 1786. 
Nicholas Brice, 1789. 
Alexander C. Hanson, 1790. 
Samuel Ridout, 1806. 
George Shaw, 1820. 
William E. Pinkney, 1821. 
James Boyle, 1825. 
Thomas S. Alexander, 1826. 
Lewis Neth, 1827. 
George Wells, 1833. 

Principals. 
John M'Dowell, LL. D., 1790. 
Rev. Bethel Judd, D. D., 1807. 
Rev. Henry Lyon Davis, D. D., 1820. 
Rev. William Rafferty, D. D., 1824. 
Rev. Hector Humphreys, D.D., 1831. 

Vice-Principals. 
Ralph Higginbotham, A. M., 1792. 
Rev. Henry Lyon Davis, D. D., 1816. 
Rev. WiUiam Rafferty, D. D., 1820. 
David Stewart, M. D., 1855. 

Professors of Moral Philosophy and His- 
tory. 
Hector Humphreys, D. D., 1855. 

Professors of Chemistry and iN'atural 
Philosophy. 

David Stewart, M. D., 1855. 

Professors of Mathematics. 

John M'Dowell, LL. D, 1789. 
Thomas H. Hanson, 1817. 
Rev. Henry Lyon Davis, D. D., 1818. 
Thomas E. Sudler, A. M., 1826. 
David J. Capron, A. M., 1840. 

Assistant Professor of Mathematics. 
Richard Owen, 1790. 

Professors of Languages. 
Ralph Higginbotham, A. M., 1789. 
Patrick Magrath, 1792. 
Owen Fitz Gerald Magrath, 1795. 
William Duke, 1803. 
John Allen, 1815. 
John Wylie, 1816. 

Rev. William Rafferty, D. D., 1819. 
Edward, Sparks, M. D., 1822. 
Rev. Russell Trevett, D. D., 1855. 

Assistant Professors of Languages. 
Hugh McGuire, 1795. 
William Bates, 1812. 
Thomas Hanson, 1813. 



Professors of Modern Languages. 
Thomas Nyol De L'AUie. 1791. 
Martin DeTargney, 1802. 
Thomas Bovey, 1805. 
Joseph Barge, 1809. 
Charles T. Flusser, 1824. 
Charles Dumas, 1837. 
Frederick E. Zerlaut, Phil. D., 1837. 
Lewis i<\ Lemanowski, 1839. 
Antonio Martino, 1841. 
Thomas L'Hombral, A M., 1843 
Charles Edward Anthon, A. M., 1848. 
Rev. Edward J Stearns, A. M., 1849. 
A. N. Girault, 1853. 
Rudolph L. TaCel, A. M., 1856. 

Professors of Grammar. 
Patrick Magrath, 1790. 
Owen Fitz Gerald Magrath, 1791. 
James Priestly, 1792. 
Joseph Blake, 1782. 
Hugh H. M'Kearne, 1794. 
Dennis Donlevy, 1795. 
John Jacob Tschudy, 1800. 
John Connell, 1815. 
Edward Sparks, M. D., 1820. 
Samuel Turney, 1822. 
Rev. John Decker, A.M., 1822. 
William B. Leary, A. M., 1834. 
Rev. Henry Elwell. A. M., 1836. 
Rev. Joseph Trapnell, A. M., 1837. 
William H. Thompson, A. M., 1839. 

Assistant Professors of Grammar. 

Thomas Scott, 1792. 

Hugh H. M'Kearne, 1794. 

John Jacob Tschudy, 1794. 

Philip Curran, 1800. 

Rev. Henry Elwell, A. M., 183G. 

William D. Greetham, 1847. 

John M. Schwrar, B. A., 1853. 

Qraduales aud Alumni of 1793. 

* Charles Alexander, B. A. 

* John Addison Carr, B. A. 

* William Long, B. A. 

* Benjamin Dulany. 

* Henry Steele. 

* Joseph E. Muse, M. D., Visitor 

and Governor. 

* Levin Campbell, Register of Wills 

Dorchester County. 

* Howes Goldsborough. 

* Benjamin Ogle. 

* Clement Dorsey, Judge of the Cir- 

cuit Court of Maryland. 

* Daniel Clarke, Judge of the Circuit 

Court of Maryland. 

* James M'Candless. 

* Ninian Pinkney, Clerk of the Coun- 

cil. 

* John Done, Chief Judge 6th Judi- 

cial District. 

* Christopher Harrison. 

* WiUiam Hall Harrison. 



REGISTER OF ST. JOHn's COLLEGE. 



1794. 

* Thomas Chase, B. A. 

* John Bowie Duckett, B. A. 

* Richard Harwood, B. A., Adjutant 

General of Maryland. 

* John Carlisle Herbert, B. A. 

* John Jacob Tschudy, B. A. 

* Thomas Walley. 

* John Hollidav. 

* Thomas Higginbotham. 

* John Owen, M. D. 
John C, Weems, Memher of Con- 
gress. 

* Alexander Contee Magnider, Mem- 

ber of the Senate of Maryland, 
Visitor and Governor, Reporter 
of Decisions, and Judge of the 
Court of Appeals, and member of 
the Executive Council of Md. 
John Seney, Meniber of Congress. 

* Peregrine VVarfield, M. D. 

* Richard Tilghman Cooke. 

* John Contee Herbert, Member of 

Congress, Senator of Maryland, 
and Orator before the Alumni, 
and Speaker of the House of Del- 
egates. 

1796. 
William Cooke, B. A. 
^^ Robert H. Goldsborough, B. A., 
Member of the, Legislature, Sena- 
tor in Congress, Orator before 
the Alumni. 

* Francis Scott Key, B. A., District 

Attorney of the United States, 
and .Orator before the Alumni. 

* Daniel Murray, B. A. 

* John Shaw, B. A., M. D. 

* Carlysle F. Whiting, B. A. 

* Trueman Tyler, Register of Wills 

of Prince George County. 

* John Ridgely, M. D., Visitor and 

Governor. 

* Joseph Hall, M. D. 
Archibald Lee, Member of the 

Legislature. 

* Horace Clarke. 
Robert Tilghman. 

* Ralph Higginbotham. 

* Samuel Maynard. 

* John Claytor. 

* Joseph Howard, Judge of the Or- 

phans Court. 
Lloyd T. Hammond, M. D. 
Thomas Gantl. 

* Samuel Chase, Judge of the Or- 

phans Court^ of the District of 

Columbia. 
Richard Galen Stockett, M. D., 

Member of the Legislature. 
Washington Van Bibber, Member 

of Congress. 



1797. 

* John Leeds Kerr, B. A., Senator 

in Congresss. 
John Tayloe Lnmax, B. A., LL. 
D., Judge of Court of Appeals of 
Virginia, and Orator before the 
Alumni. 

* James Lowry Donaldson, B. A., 

Member of the Legislature. 
John Rumsey, B. A. 

* Thomas Lnnsford Lomax. 
Edward Courtney, 

* William M^iynadier. 

* James West 
Lewis Sniith. 
William Patterson. 
William Thomas. 

John Thomas, Visitor and Gov- 
ernor. 
Samuel Bayly. 
Thomas Blackburn. 
William Humphreys. 
John Fowler. 

1798. 

* William Campbell, B. A. 

* John Claude, B. A. 

* William Donaldson, B. A., M. D. 
Alexander Hammett, B. A., Consul 

at Naples. 
William Potts, B. A. 

* John Hanson Thomas, B. A., Mem- 

ber of the Legislature. 

* Daniel Martin, Governor of Mary- 

land. 
John Wilmot, Judge of the Orphans 
Court, and Adjutant General of 
Maryland. 

* William Rodgers, M. D., U. S. N. 

* Grafton Duvall, M. D. 

* John Higginbotham. 
John Harrison. 

Thomas U. P. Charlton, Chancellor 
of South Carolina. 

* Tobias Watkins, M. D., Auditor 

United States Treasury, and As- 
sistant Surgeon General, U. S. A. 

* Waller Wyvil, M. D. 

* Charles S. Sewall, Senator of Mary- 

land. 

* Samuel Brown, Register of Wills 

Anne Arundel County. 
Edmund Brice Duvall, Member of 
the Legislature and of the Exe- 
cutive Council. 

* Gustavus Brown, M. D. 

John C. Henry, Member of the 
Legislature and of the Executive 
Council. 



REGISTER OP ST. JOHN S COLLEGE. 



1799. 

* Thomas Eeale Dorsey, B. A., Mr., 

Senator of Maryland, Attorney 
General of Maryland, Visitor 
and Governor, and Chief Judge 
of the Court of Appeals. 

* Walter Farnandis, B. A., Mr. 

* Thomas Rodgers, B. A., Mr., Clerk 

of the Senate. 

* James S. Grant, B. A., Mr. 

* Robert C. Stone, B. A., Mr., Mem- 

ber of the Legislature. 

Dennis Claude, M. D., Senator of 
Maryland, Visitor and Governor, 
and Treasurer of Maryland. 

Philip W. Thomas. 

* James Shavr, Member of the Exec- 

utive Council. 
G. W. P. Custis. 
Philip I. Thomas, Poet before the 

Aiumni. 

* Matthias Hammond, M. D. 

* Beale M. Worthington, M. D. 
Kensey Harrison, Member of the 

Legislature. 
James Cheston, M. D 

1800. 

* James Boyle, B. A., Mr., State's 

Attorney, Visitor and Governor, 
Member of the Legislature and 
Executive Council. 
Richard Brovifn, B. A., M. D. 

Rev. James Williams. 

* George Carr Giundy. 

* James Thomas, Governor of Mary- 

land. 

* William Mann. 
John Patterson. 

* Jesse Eichelberger. 
Russel Lee. 

* Nicholas Harwood,M. D.,U. S. N. 

1802. 

* Richard Lockerman, B. A. 
James Murray, B. A., Member of 

the Legislature, Commissioner of 
the Land Office. 

* Jesse Ray, B. A. 

* Charles W. Hanson, Judge Balti- 

more County. 

* Alexander C. Hanson, Member of 

Congress , and of the United States 
Senaie. 
John Gibson. 

* Allen Thomas, M. D., Member of 

the Legislature. 

* Nicholas Thomas. 

* Jarrett H. Snowden. 

* David Hoffman, LL. D., Visitor and 

Governor, and Professor of Law 
in the University of Maryland. 



* Charles Sterrett Ridgely, Speaker 

of the House of Delegates. 
William Gibson, M. D. 

* Charles Ridgely. 
William Bovi^ley. 

1804. 



* Upton Scott Reid, B. A. 
Nicholas Carroll, B. A. 

* Christopher Hughes, Charge to 

Sweden, and Member of the 
Legislature. 
William Grason, Member of the 
Convention, Senator and Gov- 
ernor of Maryland. 

* Enoch M.Lowe, Paymaster U.S.A. 

* Robert O. N. Maguire, M. D. 

* Philemon Chew, Member of the 

Executive Council and of the 

Legislature. 
John Hammond. 
Thomas Williamson, M.D., U.S.N. 

* Polydore O'Reilly, M. D. 
John H. Brovifn, M. D. 

* David R. Geddes. 

Rev. Charles Mann, D. D. 

* Charles Stewart, M. D. 
William Middleton. 

* Antony Diant. 

John Contee, Lieutenant U. S. M. 
Corps. 

1806. 
Thomas J. Brice, B. A. 

* John Guyer, B. A. 

* James Harwood, B. A. 

* George Mackubin, B. A., Visitor 

and Governor, Treasurer of St. 
John's and Treasurer of Mary- 
land, and Member of the Legis- 
lature. 

* John Mercer, B. A., Member of 

the Legislature, 

* Henry Maynadier Murray, B. A. 

* Lewis Neth, B. A., Secretary of 

the Visitors and Governors. 

* William E. Pinkney, B. A., M. 

D., Visitor and Governor. 

* Hyde Ray, M. D., U. S. N. 

* James F. Brice. 

John Thomas, Member of the Le- 
gislature. 

* William T. Wooton, Member of 

the Legislature, and Secretary of 
the State of Maryland. 
John R. Shaw, Purser, U. S. N. 

* John W. Thomas, Member of the 

Legislature. 

* Samuel Sweetzer. 

* Seth Sweetzer, Consul to Guaya- 

quil. 
John Randall. 
Nathaniel Burwell. 



REGISTER OP ST. JOHN S COLLEGE. 



* George Mann, Lieutenant U. S. N. 

* Daniel Randall, Deputy Paymaster 

General, U. S. A. 

* John Gwinn, Captain U. S. N. 

1810. 

Thomas Randall, B. A., Judge of 
the District Court in Florida. 

John Ridout, B. A., M. D., Visitor 
and Governor. 

» Richard Marriott, M. D. 

John M. S. Macubbin, M. D., 

Member of the Legislature. 
John Denny, M. D., U. S. N. 
John N. Watkins, Clerk of the 

Senate, and Adjutant General of 

Maryland, Visitor and Governor. 
John Ridout. 
George G. Brewer, Register of the 

Land Office. 

* Hugh Mercer Patton. 

John M. Patton, Member of the 
Executire Council of Virginia, 
and Member of Congress. 

* Ramsay Waters, Register in Chan- 

cery, Visitor and Governor. 
David Crawford, M. D. 
William Denny, M. D. 

* George Shaw, Visitor and Gov- 

ernor, and Secretary. 
William Latimer, Captain U. S. N. 

* John Wesley Peaco, M. D., U.S.N. 

Governor of Liberia. 

1811. 

» John Gwinn, B. A., M. D. 
John Marbury, B. A. 

* Addison Ridout, B. A., Member of 

the Legislature. 

Francis Thomas, Member of Con- 
gress, Member of Legislature and 
of the Convention, and Governor 
of Maryland. 

Richard Randall, M. D., U. S. A., 
and Governor of Liberia. 

Henry Randall. 

Reverdy Johnson, Senator of Mary- 
land , Senator and Attorney Gen- 
eral of the United States. 

George Wells, Visitor and Gov- 
ernor and Secretary, Member of 
the Convention of 1851, and Sen- 
ator of Maryland. 

* William H. Marriott, Member of 

the Legislature, Visitor and Gov- 
ernor, Collector of Baltimore. 

* John B. Wells, M. D., U. S. A. 

* Frederick Lewis Grammar, M. D. 

* Somerville Pinkney. 

* William Caton, M. D., U. S. N. 
Thomas S. Alexander, Member of 

the Legislature, and Visitor and 
Governor. 



John Johnson, Member of the Legis- 
lature, Visitor and Governor, 
Chancellor of Maryland, Orator 
before the Alumni. 

John Carroll, Member of the Legis- 
lature. 

* Thomas H. Carroll, Member of the 

Legislature, Visitor and Gover- 
nor. 

Nicholas Brewer, Visitor and Gov- 
ernor, and Judge of the Circuit 
Court. 

David Ridgely, State Librarian. 

William Greenbury Ridgely, Chief 
Clerk in the Navy Department 
at Washington. 

* Landon Mercer, Lieutenant U.S.N- 

* Waldon Middleton. 

* Frederick Mackubin, M. D. 

1822. 

* John Carville Howard, B. A. 
Alexander Randall, B. A. Mertiber 

of the House of Representatives 
U. S., and of the Convention, 
Visitor and Governor and Orator 
before the Alumni. 

* Philip Barton Key, State's Attor- 

ney. 

John A. Magruder, M. D. 

Joseph H. Nicholson, Clerk of 
Senate and of Anne Arundel Cir- 
cuit Court, Visitor & Governor. 

George Reid Pierce, M. D. 

George L. Magruder. 

William Brewer, M. D. 

James Buchanan. 

Thomas Buchanan. 

John Stephen Sellman, Senator of 
Maryland. 

Burton Randall, M. D., U. S. A. 

Robert K. Matlack. 

Benjamin Watkins, M. D. 

1827. 

John Henry Alexander, B. A. , Mr. > 
LL. D., Chief of the Topogra- 
phical Survey of Maryland. 

Thomas Archer, B. A., Mr. 

William Harwood, B. A., Mr., 
State Librarian. 

Ezekiel Hughes, B. A., Mr. 

Rev. William Pinkney, B. A., Mr., 
D. D.,Oratorbefore the Alumni. 

William H. Tuck, B. A., Mr., 
Speaker House of Delegates, 
Member of the Convention, 
Judge of the Court of Appeals, 
and Orator before the Alumni. 

* John Bowie, Lieutenant U. S. N. 
Jonathan Pinkney, Clerk of the 

Senate. 
Nicholas H. Green, Clerk of the 
Circuit Court. 



REGISTER OP ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 



1»29. 
John T. Archer, B. A. 
Hyde Ray Bowie, B. A. 
James Boyle, B. A. 
» Daniel Clarke, B. A. 

* Robert Emmet Culbreth, B. A. 

* John Harcastle Culbreth, B. A., 

Member of the Legislature, 

Thomas John Franklin, B. A. , Mr., 
and M. D. 

John Randall Hagner, B. A., Mr., 
and Paymaster U. S. A. 

Ellis Hughes, B. A., M. D. 

Thomas Karney, B. A., Mr., Pro- 
fessor of Ethics United States 
Naval Academy, and Visitor & 
Governor. 

Edvrard Pannel, B. A. 

Ninian Pinkney, B. A., Mr., M. 
D., U. S. N., and Orator before 
the Alumni. 

* Nicholas John Watkins, B. A. 

Robert Franklin, M. D. 

* Gabriel Duvall, Member of the 

Legislature. 
Sprigg Harwood. 

* James B. Stephens, M. D. 

' John H. T. Magruder, State Libra- 
rian. 

Augustus Bowie, M. D., U. S. N. 

Richard Swann, State Librarian, 
and Member of the Legislature. 

George E. Franklin. 

1832. 
James Sands Holland, B. A., Mr. 
James West Thompson, B. A.,Mr. 

1834. 

Rev. Orlando Hutton, B. A., Mr. 
John Greene Proud, B. A., Mr., 

Poet before the Alumni, and 

Chronicler. 

* Rev. Lucien Buonaparte Wright, 

B. A. 

Charles H. Steele, M. D. 
F. W. Green, Member of Con- 
gress. 

1835. 

Edwin Boyle, B. A., Visitor and 

Governor. 
Abram Claude, B. A., Mr., M. D. 
Richard Culbreth, B. A. 

* Thomas Holme Hagner, B. A., 

Mr., Member of the Legislature 
of Florida. 
Richard C. Mackubin, B. A., Mr. 
M. D. 

Charles W. Hanson, Member of 

the Legislature. 
Richard Weems, M. D. 



B. L. Bird, M. D. 
Charles H. Stephen, M. D. 

1836. 

* George Grundy, B. A. 
Thomas Granger, B. A., Mr. 
William R. Hayward, B. A. 
George Johnson, B. A. 

* Joshua Dorsey Johnson, B. A 

* Edward Muse, B. A. 
George H. Reeder, B. A. 
William O. Reeder, B. A. 
William Henry Thomas, B. A. 
Franklin Weems, B. A. 
Nicholas Brice Worthington, B. A. 
William P. Williams, M. D. 
Rev. Samuel Ridout, M, D. 

* William Levely, M. D.,U. S. A. 

1837. 
John M. Brome, B. A., M. D., 
Frederick S. Brown, B. A. 
John W. Martin, B. A. 
Rev. Joseph Trapnell, B. A., Mr. 

* Trueraan Tyler, B. A., State's At- 

torney for Prince George Coun- 
ty, Md. 

Philip Lansdale, M. D., U. S. N. 
Thomas R. Kent. 

1838. 
William Tell Claude. B. A., Mr. 
Rev. Savington W. Crampton, 
B. A. 

* Henry H. Goldsborough, B. A., 

States Attorney for Talbot Coun- 
ty, Md. 

Charles Nicholas Mackubin, B. A. 

William Henry Thompson, B. A., 
Mr., Professor of Grammar in 
St. John's. 

Edward Worthington, B. A. 

Rev. William Henry Trapnell, 
B. A. 

James P. Archer, English Di- 
ploma. 
William R. Goodman, M. D. 
Estep Hall, M. D. 

1839. 

Samuel Chamberlaine, B. A. 

^Phi]ip Culbreth, B. A. 

William Henry Goodwin Dorsey, 
B. A. 

John Thomas Beale Dorsey, B. 
A., Member of the Legislature, 
State's Attorney for Howard Co. 

* Worthington Ross, B. A. 
Frederick Stone, B. A., Codifier of 

the Laws of Md. 

B. T. B. Worthington, B. A., Vis- 
itor and Governor. 

Brice John Worthington, B. A. 



REGISTER OP ST. JOHN's COLLEGE. 



P. W. Hawkins, M. D. 
Charles Baer, M. D. 

* Benjamin Gray, M. D. 

1840. ' 

John M. Brewer, B. A. 
Benjamin F. Bohrer, B. A., Mr., 
M. D. 

* Jeremiah L. Hughes, B. A. 

Rev. Thomas W. Winchester, B. 
A., Mr. 

1841. 
Luther Giddings, B. A., Mr., 

Major U. S. A. 
William Giddings, B. A., Mr. 

* Daniel Maynadier Henry, B. A., 

Mr., Memberof the Legislature, 
and Visitor and Governor. 

* George Stephen Humphreys, B. 

A., Mr., Lieutenant U. S. A. 
Francis H. Stockett, B. A., Mr., 
V^isitor and Governor. 

Marius Duvall, M. D., U. S. N. 
Benjamin Harwood, M. D. 

1842. 
John Basil, B. A., Mr. 
George Betton,B. A. 
Rev. Jonathan Pinkney Hammond, 
B. A., Mr. 

* Samuel Ridout, B. A., Mr., M. D. 

John G. Gamble, M. D. 
1844. 

Llewellynn Boyle, B. A., Mr., 
Lieutenant U. S. A., State Li- 
brarian. 

Alexander Hamilton Gambrill, B. 
A., Mr. 

John Thomas Hall, B. A., Mr., 
M. D. 

James Kemp Harwood, B. A., 
Mr., Purser U. S. N. 

Thomas A. McParlin, B. A., Mr., 
M. D., U. S. A. 

* Basil S. Murdoch, B. A., Mr. 
Henry Maynadier Murray, B. A., 

Mr., States Attorney for A. A. 
County. 
John Shaaff Stockett, B. A., Mr. 

William H. Young , English Diplo- 
ma, State's Attorney Baltimore. 
Theodore W.Revell, M. D. 

1846. 
Nicholas Brewer, Jr., B. A., Mr. 
Marburv Brewer, B. A., Mr , 
M. D'. 

* Richard H. Cowman, B. A., Mr., 

M. D., U. S. N. 
John Decker, Jr., B. A., Mr. 
Daniel Murray Thomas, B.A., Mr. 
Theodore Linthicum, M. D. 



1847. 

Robert Chandler, B. A., Mr. 

Elizur Lancel Foote, B. A., Mr. 

John R. P. Forbes, B. A., Mr. 

James Shaw Franklin, B. A., Mr., 
State's Attorney for Anne A- 
rundel Co., Maryland. 

William Henry McParlin, B. A., 
Mr. 

John MuUan, B. A., Mr., Lieuten- 
ant U. S. A. 

Charles S. Parran, Member of the 

Legislature. 
Charles S. Winder, Captain U. 

S. A. 

1849. 

Thomas B. Chase, B. A., Mr., 
M. D. 

William Q. Claytor, B. A., Mr., 
M. D. ^ 

Harwood Iglehart, B. A., Mr. 

James Mackubin, B. A., Mr., 
Visitor and Governor, and Trea- 
surer of St. John's. 

James Revell, B. A., Mr. 

John Ridout, B. A., Mr., M. D. 

Thomas Jones Wilson, B. A., Mr., 
States Attorney for A. A. Co. 

H. Roland Walton, M. D. 
Charles F. Goldsborough, States 

Attorney for Dorchester Co., 

Md. 

1850. 
Dennis Claude, Jr., B. A., Mr. 
John McMahon Holland, B. A., 

Mr., Member of the Legislature 

of Minnesota. 
Thomas Richard Stockett, B. A., 

Mr. 

1852. 
Charles Brewer, B. A., Mr., M. D. 

U. S. A. 
William Saunders Green, B. A., 

IVIr. 
William SpriggHall, B. A., Mr. 
James Iglehart, Jr., B. A., Mr. 
Jonathan Pinkney Sparks, B. .A, 

Mr. 

William W. Childs, M. D. 

1853. 
Richard Henry Brewer, B. A,, Mr. 
John Grant Chapman, B. A., Mr. 
William Hendry Gassaway, B., 

A., Mr. 
Richard Harwood Greene, B. A., 

Mr. 
John Grant Harris, B. A., Mr. 
Charles Edward Hutton, B. A., Mr. 



REGISTER OP ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. 



William Thomas Iglehart, B. A., 

Mr. 
George Palmer Keating, B. A., 

Mr. 
Daniel Randall Magruder, B. A., 

Mr. 
John Miller Schwrar, B. A., Mr., 

Assistant Professor of Grammar 

in St. John's. 
Washington Greene Tuck, B. A., 

Mr. 

Lemuel Flannigain, English Di- 
ploma. 

1855. 
Isaac Williams Brewer, B. A. 
Edward McCeney, B. A. 
Osborn Sprigg Iglehart, B. A. 
Philip Randall Voorhees, B. A. 

Edward Augustus Welch, English 
Diploma. 

1856. 
Marshall Chapman, B. A. 
Hammond Claude, B. A. 
Philip G, Clayton, B. A, 
John A. Conner, B. A. 
Louis G. Gassaway, B. A. 
Thomas B. Kent, B. A. 
William G. Ridout, B. A. 
Alvan C. Wilson, B. A. 

Honorary Degrees. 

1827. 

' Theodorick Bland, Chancellor of 
Maryland, LL. D. 
Sylvanus Thayer, U. S. A., LL. D. 

1834. 
Nathan C. Brooks, »A. M. 



1836. 

• Rev. Henry Elwell, A.M. 

* ReT. David F. Shaeffer, D. D. 

1839. 
Rev. Joeeph Wolff, D. D. 

1840. 

Rev. George F. Worthington, A. M. 
Edward Hazen, A. M. 

1841. 
Right Rev. George Washington 
Doane, Bishop of New Jersey, 
LL. D. 

1844. 

John Tayloe Lomax, Judge of the 
Supreme Court, Va., LL. D. 

1850. 
Rev. Gordon Winslow, D. D. 
Rev. Edward J. Stearns, A. M. 

1852. 
Dr. William Sands, A. M. 
Dr. William W. Duvall, A, M. 
Dr. Marius Duvall, A. M. 

1856. 
Rev. Peter Van Pelt, D. D. 
Rev. Edwin M. Van Deusen, D. D. 
Rev. James A. McKenney, D. D. 

NoTA Bena. — The names of the Geaduates 
are taken from the Record of the "Visitors and " 
Governors^ and the dates are anthentic and 
correct. The years in which other Classical 
Scholars left before the course was completed, 
■who are called Alttmni, in this list, cannot he 
determined from the hooks; — and they may 
not, in some instances, have been placed in 
the proper periods. 



